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December 19, 2010

Orange Juice "Sweat Equity"

Old Houses and Fresh Orange Juice Here’s how I introduced the concept of (orange juice) sweat equity to my three kids: You can go to a restaurant and order eight ounces of fresh orange juice for $3.50. Or, you can buy 5 pounds of fresh oranges at Target for the same price, and use your...
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Memo to Calhoun Village Owners

“Don’t Truck That Snow Away So Fast!” One of the fringe benefits 🙂 of pulling a couple very late nights the last week is seeing the procession of large trucks show up around 1 a.m. to clear my office parking lot of snow. Since the blizzard that hit the Twin Cities a week ago, the...
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Year-End Realtor Housekeeping

Statute of Limitations for Deals How long do you need to retain your files for closed deals? Barring fraud, the statute of limitations for raising a complaint following a transaction is two years. So, it’s (well past) time to chuck paperwork and notes for those 2004 sales I’ve been hanging on to. The one exception...
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